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723228

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Music: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the music industry on transparency and fair remuneration of artists in relation to subscription income from digital streaming.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	71668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Over the past 6 months, BEIS Ministers have held several meetings with stakeholders from the UK music industry, including representatives of songwriters, performers, record labels and publishers, to discuss issues of mutual interest including those relating to transparency and remuneration of artists in relation to digital streaming.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 08:23:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

723229

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Science: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the science and technology sectors in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>In the Autumn Statement 2016 the Government announced that we will make Britain the global go-to nation for scientists, innovators and tech investors, by investing an extra £2 billion a year in R&amp;D by 2020/21. This funding is in addition to the protection of the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion that was announced at the Spending Review in Autumn 2015, where the government also committed to invest in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale – £6.9 billion over the period 2015-2021.</p><p> </p><p>The South West has received €300 million of Horizon 2020 funding to date. The government has committed to underwrite all Horizon 2020 awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. The decision to underwrite the grants of competitively bid for EU research funding will give British participants and their EU partners the assurance and certainty needed to plan ahead for projects that can run over many years.</p><p> </p><p>This Government intends to secure the best possible outcome for the UK research base as we exit the European Union. We would welcome an agreement to continue to collaborate with our European partners on major science, research, and technology initiatives. However, whatever happens in the future, the Government is committed to ensuring the UK, including the South West, remains world leading in international research and innovation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 10:19:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

723059

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with energy providers and companies on steps to control increases in the price of household energy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	71393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy meet energy providers and companies to discuss a wide range of issues.</p><p>We are disappointed by the announcements of some companies of price rises when customers on standard variable tariffs are already paying more than they need to.</p><p>We expect energy supply companies to treat all their customers fairly and have made it clear that the energy market should work in the best interests of households and businesses across the country.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/04/2017 09:18:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

723060

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what account he has made of the potential merits of including sustainability as one of the pillars of his industrial strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	71453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The objective of our Industrial Strategy is to improve living standards and economic growth across the whole country. Unquestionably, we want this growth to be sustainable. As we made clear in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper, increasing the sustainability of our economy is not just a necessity, but an opportunity. Britain is well-placed to benefit from the transition to a low-carbon economy, and the Government is committed to working with businesses to make the most of that opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2017 13:15:30 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

723061

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of meeting the Fifth Carbon Budget of the findings of the 2016 Committee on Climate Change Progress Report.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	71454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), through their annual Progress Reports, provide independent advice on meeting the UK’s carbon budgets. The Government replied to the CCC’s 2016 Progress Report on 13<sup>th</sup> October 2016, and the response can be found at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-climate-changes-2016-progress-report-government-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-climate-changes-2016-progress-report-government-response</a>.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2017 13:15:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

723062

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the conclusions of the 2050 Pathways work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	71455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to achieving the UK’s legally binding target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. When we develop policies and proposals to meet carbon budgets we do so with a view to meeting our 2050 target. We have already made great progress towards our goal, as provisional statistics indicate that UK emissions in 2016 were 42% lower than 1990 and 6% below those in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2017 13:15:56 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

723064

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Morecambe and Lunesdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many jobs there are in the energy sector in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	71415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 there were 1250 employee jobs in the energy sector in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></p><p> </p><p>[1] Nomis – ONS Business Register and Employment Survey – using category D</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/04/2017 14:01:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

723065

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Pay: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70317, what the total number of complaints of failure to pay wages received by ACAS was in April 2016 to March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	71511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Between April 2016 and March 2017, Acas received 24,204 applications for conciliation through the Wages Act jurisdiction.</p><p> </p><p>In the same time period, Acas received 79,375 Helpline calls relating to ‘Wages &amp; National Minimum Wage’. This recording category includes a number of associated wage issues not just failure to pay wages but does not disaggregate complaints from general enquiries. All complaints are forwarded to HM Revenue and Customs (my answer to Question 70317 refers). Acas will provide further advice to callers who work for insolvent companies where enforcement is not an option and to those who would prefer not to be referred for enforcement as they wish to consider their options or pursue their matter though another route such as Early Conciliation or the civil court.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/04/2017 10:19:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

723069

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Director of Labour Market Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2017 to Question 69883, what operating budget has been set for the Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	71478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement is jointly funded by the Home Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The scope of the Director’s work may vary over time. We have agreed an annual approach to budget setting in line with a forecast submitted by the Director’s Office. The Director is in the process of finalising his forecast for 2017/18. Funding for his office will be maintained in the meantime.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 25/04/2017 13:07:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

722459

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support investment in science research at universities in the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	71241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to maintaining the UK’s world-leading science, research and higher education base.</p><p> </p><p>According to Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data, eleven institutions in the West Midlands, which includes the Universities of Warwick; Birmingham; and Aston, received public research funding from Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Research Councils totalling £188 million in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2016 announcement of an extra £2 billion a year in research and development by 2020-21 underlines the place of science and innovation at the heart of this Government’s industrial strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 10:19:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham